HappyJazzz
Active Member
Great news for Jasper, the more locally those decisions are made the better!
Maybe the feds can shift their focus on accelerating highway improvements in the park so Jasper can get the same treatment that Banff got.
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Great news for Jasper, the more locally those decisions are made the better!
Maybe the feds can shift their focus on accelerating highway improvements in the park so Jasper can get the same treatment that Banff got.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Edmonton MP Randy Boissonault named ministerial lead for Jasper rebuild
Randy Boissonnault, MP for Edmonton Centre and the federal minister of employment, workforce development and official languages, has been named the ministerial lead of Jasper's rebuild.
edmonton.ctvnews.ca
Prime Minister announces new Ministerial Lead for Jasper
Amid the fires, we worked closely with the Municipality of Jasper and the Government of Alberta to provide urgent support to Albertans and impacted Indigenous communities. As we look ahead, we remain committed to ensuring the long-term recovery of Jasper – one of Canada’s national treasures.
Airboy
Senior Member
Jasper is alive. Was there on the weekend. Some of my favorite locations are gone but there are plenty more open and more opening every week. Big problem is staffing. Jasper Brewing is closed but their new sister restaurant is open. COCOs is gone though. When you drive in you don't see much damage and in-fact the forest is scorched but intact. Its when you drive to the west side of town and then go south on 93 that it really hits you.
Connaught Dr is pretty much intact other than Vicious cycles building is gone. A few others are closed for remediation.
Patricia st is more damaged. 1/2 of the north side of the street is closed (damaged or destroyed).
West Connaught dr , other than the 2 gas stations and the 2 hotels the rest of the dr is in tact.
Work on both ends of town is underway for the 2 stacked modular residential for about 300. Lots of clearing has happened already.
We hiked up Pyramid mountain Sat and that was beautiful. Also drinks in front of the fireplace at JPL were a highlight.
So if you have a chance to get away, head up. they could use our support.
Connaught Dr is pretty much intact other than Vicious cycles building is gone. A few others are closed for remediation.
Patricia st is more damaged. 1/2 of the north side of the street is closed (damaged or destroyed).
West Connaught dr , other than the 2 gas stations and the 2 hotels the rest of the dr is in tact.
Work on both ends of town is underway for the 2 stacked modular residential for about 300. Lots of clearing has happened already.
We hiked up Pyramid mountain Sat and that was beautiful. Also drinks in front of the fireplace at JPL were a highlight.
So if you have a chance to get away, head up. they could use our support.
Gronk!
Senior Member
IanO
Superstar
Looking forward to seeing Jasper firsthand soon and spending some money to help support the locals.
Friends were there recently and said it was certainly different and sad, but also a spirit of resilience and better days to come.
Friends were there recently and said it was certainly different and sad, but also a spirit of resilience and better days to come.
SarcasticMarmot
Active Member
Alberta says Jasper’s promised housing on hold, citing lack of cooperation from town and feds
The province says "its heart breaks" for Jasperites who lost homes in the 2024 wildfire, but its "hands are tied" when it comes to building the homes it promised in October.
www.ctvnews.ca
The key bit is here: "Jasper director of recovery Michael Fark said in a Friday statement the need for 600 units of housing was “urgent and unprecedented.” The province’s offer to build permanent single-detached and individually-titled units is appreciated, he added, but it won’t work.
“The realities on the ground—including limited land availability- means that this approach would not be enough to meet the community’s urgent housing needs and would significantly impact the ability to meet long-term housing challenges,” Fark said."
Basically, the province only wants to help if they are allowed to build SFH. Since parks won't let them do that they are are blaming the Park and town. These guys act in such incredible bad faith.
IanO
Superstar
Interesting to see Fark running this (a good thing) as he was Canmore's manager of planning.
David A
Senior Member
Lack of cooperation? Does anyone else feel the province is projecting some here? The current provincial government generally does not work well with others, in that regard they are remarkably consistent.Alberta says Jasper’s promised housing on hold, citing lack of cooperation from town and feds
The province says "its heart breaks" for Jasperites who lost homes in the 2024 wildfire, but its "hands are tied" when it comes to building the homes it promised in October.
The key bit is here: "Jasper director of recovery Michael Fark said in a Friday statement the need for 600 units of housing was “urgent and unprecedented.” The province’s offer to build permanent single-detached and individually-titled units is appreciated, he added, but it won’t work.
“The realities on the ground—including limited land availability- means that this approach would not be enough to meet the community’s urgent housing needs and would significantly impact the ability to meet long-term housing challenges,” Fark said."
Basically, the province only wants to help if they are allowed to build SFH. Since parks won't let them do that they are are blaming the Park and town. These guys act in such incredible bad faith.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Too right - to wit:
Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short | Globalnews.ca
The province has promised $112 million to build 250 units but has tied the money to permanent single-family homes — which the town says would only result in 60 homes being built.
globalnews.ca
IanO
Superstar
A bit of a mess for sure, but we should also not be building single family homes with front garages and rinse repeat there.
Use this force majeure, leased land and previous suburban suburb land mass to do something better, rebuild a more contextual, walkable, urban form that still provides those who losses everything with something wonderful to return to, but it simply cannot be rebuilt as it was in 2025.
Use this force majeure, leased land and previous suburban suburb land mass to do something better, rebuild a more contextual, walkable, urban form that still provides those who losses everything with something wonderful to return to, but it simply cannot be rebuilt as it was in 2025.
Oilguy
Active Member
Laudable and noble, but impractical. The town needs rebuilding and quickly or what is left there will also not survive. The process you are suggesting would take years and years just to get started and the people of the town don’t have that, neither do the displaced. In addition, you wouldn’t be able to deal with the insurance companies then as you would not be rebuilding anything similar.
It’s a nice wish, and hopefully some improvements can be made, but they need to get going.
IanO
Superstar
There is a window, phased sure, but a window to rebuilt for not 2025, not even 2040, but 2050-70+.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Jasper gets more government aid for wildfire recovery | Globalnews.ca
The federal and Alberta governments are ushering in new support for Jasper as the Alberta mountain town continues to rebuild from last summer's devastating wildfires.
globalnews.ca
I found this a bit interesting:
Since trading barbs earlier this year, the Alberta and the federal governments are showing signs that their relationship is healing.
In January, the province said it wouldn’t spend the $112 million it had offered to Jasper because the town’s wishes for high-density housing went against the province’s desire to have the money spent on building single-family homes.
Alberta also accused the federal government of being missing from the recovery process after former Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault left his role as ministerial lead. It came on the heels of a controversy over his business dealings.
In Edmonton, Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver said Thursday the province’s relationship with the federal government has drastically improved since federal Sport Minister Terry Duguid took over.
“Funny thing happens when you put somebody in charge: good things happen. So for a long time, frankly, we complained about the federal government being missing in action in Jasper,” McIver said.
“But I gotta say, since Minister Duguid’s been given the responsibility of trying to support Jasper, he’s showing up to work.”
Speaking from Jasper, Duguid said their relationship has been “very cordial,” calling McIver “a straight shooter.”
“I like his approach,” Duguid said.
He added that he hopes Alberta will recommit the $112 million and cover $7 million it promised to service local interim housing.
Airboy
Senior Member
There is a commitment for affordable housing unit,. Higher density.
Gronk!
Senior Member
Prime Minister Carney announces $187 million to help Jasper rebuild
Today in Edmonton, Prime Minister Carney is announcing a $187 million investment to repair and rebuild critical infrastructure in Jasper National Park.